Cattle Market

[BLUERON]

we are off down to cornwall next week .and we would like to know if anyone down that way knows off any cattle markets takeing place during weeks of june 28 till july8. as we have just made chicken hut and run (kids had great time doing it) but can not wait to see few hens in it thanks for any help

[OLDYELLOW]

many poultry sites selling chickens have a search on web , might be some on your door step watch for red mite

[Guest joshdonlan]

look on preloved, have you thought of rehoming some laying hens which are destined for africa?

[BLUERON]

thanks lads could do this but be nice for kids to go to market and see how it works and all the things that go on there.and we want pol hens so kids keep watch them grow

[OLDYELLOW]

http://wiki.omlet.co.uk/index.php/Chicken_Breeder_Directory

 

plenty to go at on there

[BLUERON]

thanks mate but only place not got link is? yes cornwall

[OLDYELLOW]

K V N Stockdale Ltd

Hallworthy Stockyard

Camelford

Cornwall PL32 9SH

Telephone:

01840 261261

 

Fax:

01840 261684

[OLDYELLOW]

http://www.smilelocal.com/livestock/south_west

[Guest spin cycle]

doesn't melton mowbray have good poultry sales ?

[BLUERON]

thanks mate yes melton have sales on tuesday but we want to make it part of hol fun for kids

[Guest monkeynuts71]

would depend where in cornwall you were going

[peterpau]

My mate up the road has just hatched some bantams. Think the kids would love to watch these grow and start laying.

[BLUERON]

going hayle mate thanks but want big chickens so kids hopefully will start eating a egg or 2

[Guest monkeynuts71]

i live in north cornwall and theres a couple locally but would be quite a drive from hayle, not sure what they have down that way, i think shalis lofts on here is from truro and he might now of some near hayle

[BLUERON]

thanks mate i keep looking but on web and found some farms around hayle and round so will ring them when we get there

[DOVEScot]

thanks lads could do this but be nice for kids to go to market and see how it works and all the things that go on there.and we want pol hens so kids keep watch them grow

 

Hi Blueron point of lay hens are fully grown, i have some tree week old lavender bantam chicks and can get you most types if you don't get any at the cattle markets, phone these guys and they may help you find markets in that area http://www.lawrie-and-symington.com/html/home/index.php they run poultry sales

 

[BLUERON]

thank you mate

[Guest spin cycle]

thanks mate yes melton have sales on tuesday but we want to make it part of hol fun for kids

 

take the kids out of school ...its educational after all ....them cornish birds may not take to leics...to cold have you also factored in several hours in a car on the way home with chicken poo gently 'fermenting' into the aircon

[BLUERON]

take the kids out of school ...its educational after all ....them cornish birds may not take to leics...to cold have you also factored in several hours in a car on the way home with chicken poo gently 'fermenting' into the aircon

yes mate have taken all in to acount.can not be as bad as last year coming home from cornwall baby was sick all way home we even run out of suff to put her in in the end just had her nappy on.its not that cold in leicester?we had nice weekend in july once